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Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey is standing on the summit of Barlow Knoll, near the monument to the 17th Connecticut Infantry Regiment. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 5:30 PM on Friday, April 2, 2010.

Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey is our host for a series on the Eleventh Army Corps during the Battle of Gettysburg. Stuart had two relatives in the Eleventh Corps (73rd Ohio Infantry Regiment) and both were killed/mortally wounded at Gettysburg. They are both buried in the National Cemetery. Stuart has been a Licensed Battlefield Guide since 2004.

In in our first post, Stuart introduced himself and showed us some of the routes that the 11th Corps took as they approached the Gettysburg Battlefield.

In our second post he brought Major-General Howard to the Peach Orchard, and showed the route that two of Howard’s divisions took to get to Gettysburg.

In our third post he described the reasons Howard found Cemetery Hill and thought it was an important position. Howard also wanted to get a closer look at the fighting to the west and north of town. He moved into the town for that look.

In our fourth post, Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey showed us the view from the top of the Fahnestock Building on an overcast day.

In our fifth post, Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey showed us that after his visit to the Fahnestock Building, Major-General Howard returned to Cemetery Hill and issued orders for other units to come to Gettysburg. Stuart also introduced us to the positioning of the Eleventh Corps on the fields north of town.

In our sixth post, Stuart gave some background about the men who made up the Eleventh Corps, and their desire to perform well after the Battle of Chancellorsville in May, 1863.

In our seventh post, Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey described command changes in the corps on July 1, 1863, and when the first units of the Eleventh Corps arrived on the field.

In our eighth post, Stuart Dempsey showed us the advance of four companies of the 45th New York Infantry Regiment towards the McClean Barn on July 1, 1863.

In the ninth post, Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey showed us the fighting around the McLean Farm and the position of monuments of the First Brigade of the Third Division of the Eleventh Corps.

In our tenth post, Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey described the arrival of artillery on the Eleventh Corps line and the initial position of the Second Brigade of the Third Division of the Eleventh Corps.

In our eleventh post, Stuart Dempsey gives brief sketches of some Third Division units of the Eleventh Corps including the 74th Pennsylvania, the 61st Ohio, and Wheeler’s 13th New York Battery.

In the twelfth Eleventh Corps post, Stuart presented stories of the 82nd Illinois Infantry Regiment, the 157th New York Infantry Regiment, and the 119th New York Infantry Regiment.

In the seventeenth post, Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey showed us the topography of Barlow’s Knoll and how the placement of monuments on the knoll doesn’t exactly match the locations where troops were positioned.

In the eighteenth Eleventh Corps post, Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey brought all of Adelbert Ames’ Brigade to the Barlow’s Knoll area, where they would be attacked by Georgians on July 1, 1863.

In our nineteenth Eleventh Corps post, Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey showed the position of the 54th New York Infantry along Rock Creek, and “behind” them, the position of the 153rd Pennsylvania.

In the twentieth Eleventh Corps post, Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey shows the position of the 25th and of the 107th Ohio Infantry Regiment, and discusses the commander of the 107th Ohio, Colonel Seraphim Meyer.

In today’s Eleventh Corps post, Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey describes the action of the 75th Ohio and the 17th Connecticut, and the collapse of Barlow’s line on July 1, 1863.

This map shows the location of where our Eleventh Corps at Gettysburg videos were produced. Videos #1-#53 were shown on other maps on our previous posts. Video #54 was taken on Barlow Knoll by the monument to Brigadier General Francis C. Barlow. Videos #55-58, #62, and #65-#66 were taken on the summit of the knoll. Video #59 was taken near the marker to the 54th New York. Video #60 was taken near Rock Creek. Video #61 was taken at the position of the 153rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. Videos #63-#64 were taken near the monument to the 107th Ohio Infantry Regiment. This map was created facing north at approximately 6:15 PM on Sunday, April 24, 2010.

The flagpole on Barlow Knoll was erected by the 17th Connecticut in memory of their Colonel, Douglas Fowler, who was decapitated by a cannon ball on or near this spot. This view was taken facing south at approximately 5:30 PM on Friday, April 2, 2010.

In Video #65 (Videos #1-#64 were shown in our previous Eleventh Corps posts) Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey is standing on the summit of Barlow Knoll. He describes the death of Colonel Douglas Fowler of the 17th Connecticut, and the collapse of the 17th Connecticut’s position on July 1, 1863. This view was taken facing north to northeast at approximately 5:30 PM on Friday, April 2, 2010.

Stuart Dempsey is standing on the summit of Barlow Knoll. The bronze statue is to Brigadier General Francis C. Barlow. The monument to its right is to the 25th Ohio and the 75th Ohio Infantry regiments. This view was taken facing southwest at approximately 5:30 PM on Friday, April 2, 2010.

In Video #66 Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey is standing on the summit of Barlow Knoll. He describes the advance of the 75th Ohio to the top of the knoll, into the woods near Rock Creek, and their eventual retreat. He also discusses the collapse of Barlow’s division on July 1, 1863. This view was taken facing southwest to northeast to south to east to southeast at approximately 5:30 PM on Friday, April 2, 2010.

The monument to the 25th Ohio and the 75th Ohio Infantry regiments was dedicated on September 14, 1887. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 5:30 PM on Friday, April 2, 2010.

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